Since the last invitee also agreed to join the alliance and established a clear alliance time, the Ming Dynasty finally entered a full truce.

Of course, the Western Expedition continues.

In fact, Yang Xiangguo has completely ignored it.

The two divisions of Zhang Shijue and You Jixian, plus the four vassals of the joint operation, namely Shunyi, Huhua, Shuncheng, and four Mongolian kings, including Shun'an, who were later enfeoffed by the Ordos tribe, have actually solved the Hexi Corridor and are now continuing to go west. Their goal is to restore control of Hami...

The Ming Dynasty's former control limit in the Western Regions.

There was also a King Shun there. The local chief in Hami was hereditary of King Zhongshun. It was not until the last King Zhongshun that he was the last King Zhongshun during the Zhengde period that he did not know where to end.

Yang Feng promised the Taiji people of the Mongolian vassals that whoever conquered Hami would be appointed as King Zhongshun, and then he would build the Jinding Temple for them there.

So the Taiji people were very enthusiastic.

It is actually under the rule of the Yarkand Khanate, but it is not the core area of ​​the Yarkand Khanate. In fact, the chaos in the Western Regions over the years, the Mongolian chiefs fought endlessly. Yang Feng was also confused about which group of people who controlled Hami now belonged to, but generally did surrender to the Yarkand Khan. In short, there was no need to make him worry about this kind of small place. When the Ming Dynasty gave up Hami, there was only a few thousand residents in the entire Hami, and most of them moved in to continue to follow the Ming Dynasty. Then they fought in a mess for so many years. It is hard to say whether there is a population of two thousand now.

Just a small village.

It is too exaggerated to worry about a small village with Yang Xiangguo.

The following winter, the Ming Dynasty completely restored peace, and there was no war between the north and the south, and all forces were doing their best to train the participating troops.

Including the alliance of five northern provinces.

The Senate quickly authorized Sun Chengzong to be fully responsible for the training of the war army, selecting elite troops with the most advanced equipment to prepare for the Red Turban Army to compete with the Red Turban Army.

However……

Xi'an.

Donglin Academy.

"Where is righteousness, not inclined to power, regardless of its profit, the whole country does not change its considerations, and values ​​righteousness and perseverance is the courage of a gentleman.

Mr. Jing'an is a real warrior!"

Feng Congwu, the spiritual leader of the Northwest East Forest Group, bowed under Xu Fuyuan's spiritual position.

Dozens of teachers and thousands of students behind him followed their mountain chief and bowed to the warrior who dedicated himself to the ideals of Datong.

Well, they are paying homage to Xu Fuyuan.

In fact, it was not just them. At this time, scholars from all over the Donglin clan were paying tribute.

Not only did they pay tribute to Xu Fuyuan, but they were also paying tribute to their ideals that were about to be destroyed. Both the Hongguang court and the Senate of the Five Provincial Alliances accepted Yang Feng's alliance, which means that those old people who controlled power and the treacherous ministers had given up their righteousness for their own interests. They all agreed to join Yang Feng, which in fact was equivalent to admitting this traitor. Since ancient times, good and evil have not yet been in harmony. They have already recognized Yang Feng, so how could they have no power to be in harmony?

They are just ready to surrender.

Don't say anything, even if the alliance fails, they will still resist.

The failure of the alliance proves that they can't beat Yang Feng no matter what. These cowards will surrender now, let alone that's when it was.

They still continue to fight even though they know they will fail?

What a joke?

As for using the fortress tactic to drag Yang Feng to death...

Just coaxing people!

The fortress tactics will indeed increase the difficulty of Yang Feng's offense and make him spend more financial resources.

But……

Gentlemen everywhere are even more afraid of spending money!

Yang Feng needs to spend money on offense, so don’t they need to spend money on defense?

These wealth-guarding misses are more afraid of spending money than Yang Feng. Building fortresses is just to increase bargaining chips and gain more benefits for themselves. The purpose of building fortresses is not to fight to the end, but to kneel down, it is more comfortable. They are all foxes for a thousand-year-old. Feng Congwu has been a censor at least, so he doesn't understand these routines. But after these bastards kneel down, their ideal country is completely over.

Everything disappeared.

This is the closest they have to the ideal of Datong in the world.

During the continuous resistance over the years, they established their own local management system, with local local gentry associations and provincial councils, allowing the gentry to truly come to the stage to control the regime, and militia groups and new troops in various places allowed the gentry to no longer rely on the generals and truly possess their own military power. The new tactics and weapons also minimized the possibility of military generals overthrowing the gentry in troubled times and establishing the five generations of military general regimes. Even if Li Cunxiao resurrected, it was just a bullet.

And the gentry is the one who makes bullets.

The changes brought about by the Firearm Age are beneficial to literati and gentlemen.

They can develop into local tyrants by relying on the land and industry and commerce they have in their hands, especially the arms manufacturing industry, and the generals eventually retreat to their thugs.

It can be said that they already have everything they want.

But now...

All this is going to be lost again.

The key to this situation is that they have not yet realized a key problem...

"You guys, I have been thinking about a question, why are we resisting Yang Feng?"

Feng Congwu straightened his waist and said slowly.

"Shaoxu, what do you mean?"

His good friend Hui Chengfang, who is also one of the main teachers of the academy, said in confusion.

"We are loyal to the emperor? Then what we are loyal to is Wanli, but is such a tyrant worthy of our loyalty? What's more, we regard Hongguang as the emperor at this time, but in fact we all know that Hongguang is actually a hypocrite. He was just kidnapped by Zhao Mengbai and others to go south. So isn't we a joke about our loyalty to the emperor?"

Feng Congwu said.

Hui Chengfang and other teachers looked at each other.

In fact, everyone knows very well that Wanli is the real emperor.

When Wanli was still alive, they pretended that he was dead, but they just gritted the bullet and surrendered to Hongguang. This was originally a joke about the word "Loyalty to the Lord".

But, if not for the loyalty of the emperor...

Then why resist?

"For profit? Then why don't we surrender to Yang Ni? At least our family property can be guaranteed. Although I don't have much property, look at those who are truly rich and rich, Tian Lianqianmo, they are indeed preparing to surrender. Whether it is the Senate, the Council, those who are truly rich and have fields support the Alliance. They are already ready to surrender, but they just want to use the Alliance to test themselves and weigh what good price they can sell. Those who make profits should learn from them. Those who kneel down to welcome Yang Ni will not lose their wealth.

But why do we still have to resist?"

Feng Congwu said slowly.

Everyone was silent. Their academy was the base camp of the Eastern Forestry Department in Guanzhong. The thousands of students here were all influenced by Datong's ideas.

People from Shaanxi!

After all, it is somewhat different from Jiangnan.

The next moment, Feng Congwu suddenly turned around, and raised Xu Fuyuan's spiritual position with both hands...

"For the Tao!"

He suddenly roared.

Hui Chengfang next to him was frightened by him.

"For the right way in the world, the way of sages, the righteousness in the world, and for the spirits of these wise men who protect the religion with blood!"

Feng Congwu yelled immediately.

"Yes, for the way!"

Hui Chengfang shouted quickly.

"For the Tao!"

"For the Tao!"

...

The young students were excited.

"If we are not emperors, what is the emperor? Since Qin Dynasty, there have been many emperors. Those with the surname Liu, Li, and Zhu, have been disturbed for more than a thousand years. Rongdi can do it, and the barbarians can do it. For more than a thousand years, there have been countless emperors. What are the emperors worthy of my loyalty? How many wise monarchs are there for more than a thousand years? They are all tyrants and fools. Some of them are killed by others, and many die for undestined deaths. The destiny of heaven is just a joke. If there is a destiny of heaven, how can it be killed by people like a dog?

Since its establishment, the Way of Sages has lasted for more than a thousand years. How could it be compared to some emperors?

Those who are unwilling to bow their knees to Yang Ni are protecting this way, protecting this way of sages, and protecting this great way of humanity!”

Feng Congwu was obviously roaring with great excitement.

The students below who regarded him as sages looked at him with shock, and even Hui Chengfang and others were shocked.

Speaking of a great scholar, it is indeed shocking to be able to shout such words.

but……

What he said makes sense!

The greater the Confucian scholar, the more he knew, what was going on with the emperor, and he also knew better that destiny was nothing more than nonsense.

If there was a destiny, there would be no emperors who were killed in fancy ways.

There are many emperors in this land, and many emperors are killed. Xi'an City is not short of the emperor's blood. Rongdi has been emperors, barbarians have been emperors, and there are many emperors as many as dogs. The emperor is nothing, and no emperor is really worthy of allegiance to gentry. Most gentry has never been loyal to any emperor. Resisting Yang Feng is definitely not for the sake of loyalty to the emperor. If he is loyal to the emperor, it is impossible to be loyal to Hongguang. Resisting Yang Feng is not for the sake of profit. Of course, at least everyone thinks so.

What is that for?

Of course it is for this, for Confucianism, and for the protection of the religion with blood!
To be continued...